Author: Opportunity

Opportunity Sheffield is the employment and skills service within Sheffield City Council.

Jobskilla online courses starting in July

Jobskilla has a range of employability courses commencing in July - please see below for the full list. Please note - these courses are rolling/ongoing therefore the start date may differ for each learner. learners will be contacted within 48 hours of booking.  Some Jobskilla courses have pre-entry requirements - see below for more details. … Continue reading Jobskilla online courses starting in July →

Free digital skills and tutoring training with Inova

Written by Inova Consultancy Lockdown and social distancing doesn't mean an end to learning! Register now to secure your place for this free online course! Are you not in education, employment or training (NEET) and between the ages of 18 and 35? Do you have some spare time to attend our training sessions for digital … Continue reading Free digital skills and tutoring training with Inova →

DWP: Coronavirus Touchbase special – 3 July 2020

Roundup of recent DWP announcements Expanding our service offer in jobcentres We are working with local managers to start expanding our service offer in jobcentres to help get Britain back into work. Work Coaches are calling claimants – no one needs to contact us. We don’t want to sanction anyone. These are difficult, uncertain times … Continue reading DWP: Coronavirus Touchbase special – 3 July 2020 →

Opportunity Sheffield Apprenticeship Bulletin – Fri 3 July

Opportunity Sheffield is circulating a weekly bulletin featuring live vacancies for apprenticeships to be delivered by Sheffield City Council, in its role as an Ofsted Grade 2 training provider. To view the Opportunity Sheffield Apprenticeship Bulletin for Friday 3rd July, please click on the download button below. opportunity-sheffield-apprenticeship-bulletin-03.7.20Download

Sheffield Skills Academy July course dates

Sheffield Skills Academy is re-opening on Monday 6 July 2020 to deliver a 2-week introduction to construction programme. This full-time course blends both practical and theoretical lessons in order to achieve Level 1 Health and Safety in Construction and Level 1 Extended Personal Development for Employability.  The course also included the payment of CSCS test and … Continue reading Sheffield Skills Academy July course dates →

SCC launches ‘Make Yourself at Home’ campaign

Written by Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council, has launched ‘Make Yourself at Home’ - a new initiative to help support the businesses and communities of Sheffield. The aim of the campaign is to give confidence to residents as they begin to interact more with various areas of the city and to support businesses in … Continue reading SCC launches ‘Make Yourself at Home’ campaign →

The New IEP Accredited Sector Induction

The IEP are excited to announce the launch of a brand new accredited programme of learning exclusively for our IEP Members and Corporate Affiliate Partners which has been developed in partnership with sector leaders from Seetec Pluss and alongside our LMS provider 2Simply Learn. The IEP Accredited Sector Induction is the culmination of 12 months’ work … Continue reading The New IEP Accredited Sector Induction →

Breakthrough for South Yorks as landmark deal unlocks new funding and powers for economic renewal

Published by Sheffield City Region New powers and millions of pounds in new funding are coming to South Yorkshire this summer, as the region’s landmark devolution deal is agreed. The order for the Deal will be laid in Parliament on Monday (29th June), after letters of agreement were submitted by Sheffield City Region Mayor Dan Jarvis, … Continue reading Breakthrough for South Yorks as landmark deal unlocks new funding and powers for economic renewal →